I saw them at one of the shows Hetfield couldn't play after he injured his back, and half the songs they played Newstead stepped up and sang the vocals. He didn't have the best voice, but he made up for that with passion and energy.

After I got over the initial disappointment it was actually a pretty good show, and I got to see a free make-up show later.

Nothing tops Homework. The songs are sensational, the bass lines make your balls swing, and the sounds are totally experimental and at the same borderline minimal. Even the song I like least -- Around the World -- is basically one of the most popular electronic songs ever created. I think it's both groundbreaking and the very definition of progressive, considering all the sh*t that was being released in the electronic music genre at that time (I'm looking at you, Paul van Dyk).

rickycal78:I've never been the biggest fan of any variation of techno, but I really liked the Tron Legacy soundtrack, it just fit everything in the movie perfectly.

I never saw that movie, so I thought that album was weak, maybe not the best for regular music listening. The remixed soundtrack (with other electronic artists remixing their tracks) was much better, imo.

DeltaPunch:Nothing tops Homework. The songs are sensational, the bass lines make your balls swing, and the sounds are totally experimental and at the same borderline minimal. Even the song I like least -- Around the World -- is basically one of the most popular electronic songs ever created. I think it's both groundbreaking and the very definition of progressive, considering all the sh*t that was being released in the electronic music genre at that time (I'm looking at you, Paul van Dyk).

TheJoe03:rickycal78: I've never been the biggest fan of any variation of techno, but I really liked the Tron Legacy soundtrack, it just fit everything in the movie perfectly.

I never saw that movie, so I thought that album was weak, maybe not the best for regular music listening. The remixed soundtrack (with other electronic artists remixing their tracks) was much better, imo.

If you think of it as a 2-hour Daft Punk music video, it's great. Don't think about it too hard (shiny, flashy, plotholey), and watch it on the biggest TV with the best surround sound you can find.

/So happy I saw it in 3D. I can't see 3D, but the IMAX sound system was shaking the seats.

As much as I don't like a lot of their work, they knocked it out of the park with the Tron:Legacy soundtrack, That is an amazing piece of work. As for everything else they've done, they have some ear worm songs, but nothing I really enjoy, although with electronic music I skew more ambient, downtempo, and breakbeat.